Our People

As management and HR consultants, we aim to work with in partnership with our clients to resolve their issues and face business challenges of the day. Our consultants are not only experts in their own subject areas—they are engaged for their ability to empathize with the clients and their issues; to listen; to work with the clients in developing solutions to achieve strategic goals. We guarantee, as a client with us, your issues will really be heard.

Our consultants are:

Insightful — delivering unique insights and objective driven recommendations for how a client can improve the way their organisation works,

Spirited — having the confidence, integrity, to speak their mind with courage and conviction, and

Committed — committed to doing what is right for our clients.

This is what gives Pro-edge Associates, as well as our clients — the edge. Based on your specific needs, we form the right team for your unique challenge, rather than molding client challenges to fit our team’s. Whenever necessary, we bring experts from overseas to address your specialized needs. Moreover, you can always count on our Chief Consultant to be actively involved in your engagement.

MD & CEO

NEA Shibly

A Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) from Canada and an MBA (from IBA, DU) with significant and varied experience in cross-cultural and multi-national environment, having more than 30 years of hands-on exposure to all-round and best HR practices besides operations, marketing, commercial, and business projects.

Mr Shibly has developed the expertise in formulating, executing and monitoring organization’s strategy, plan and policies on effective engagement and utilization of human resources, employee and industrial relations, training and development, compensation and benefits for achieving total Company objectives and goals. He created an effective and contemporary HR platform while providing consulting services on Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, management restructuring, HRM systems etc. to a number of large companies in Bangladesh.

As the Code of Conduct Regional Implementation Manager, South Asia, Mr Shibly had successfully rolled out and implemented the global standard for ethical and legal behaviour as well as, principles guiding the way of doing business in BOC India, BOC Pakistan and BOC Bangladesh. He is also a Resource Person and Guest Faculty of apex trade bodies (MCCI, Employers Federation etc.), management development centres, and Universities in Bangladesh (IBA, East West University, Victoria University, ULAB etc.). He has taken regular courses in MBA programs (major in HRM) as an Adjunct Faculty in IBA, East West University, ULAB and Victoria University.

He started his career in Bangladesh Army in 1977 as a commissioned officer and later got absorbed in the President’s Secretariat wherein he held important positions. He switched to corporate world in 1987 in British American Tobacco (the then BTC) and then moved on to other organizations namely Beximco, Square Pharmaceuticals and British Oxygen Company (BOC, currently known as Linde) holding senior positions in HR, Operations, Commercial as well as Marketing. Before moving into consulting as the CEO of Pro-edge Associates in January 2008, Mr Shibly was a Director of the Board of BOC.

Senior Consultant

Fahmida Mariam

As a professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in international development, Ms Mariam has served in various non-profit organizations in different capacities to manage programs in Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Ethiopia and Sudan. Over the years, she has gained comprehensive knowledge and skills in development strategies and policy changes, advocacy and profile raising, program designing and implementation, donor interaction, program management, training and capacity building, monitoring and evaluation. She has analytical skills to conduct social researches and intensive experience in proposal writing, budget preparation, grant management, high-quality reporting and financial analysis. Working in multi-cultural environments in different organizations and with various partners/stakeholders has given her strong organizational skills to lead team of senior managers, manage complex projects and provide management oversight. Her experience throughout her career has given her in-depth experience in Strategic Leadership, Grant management, off-site monitoring, donor liaison, donor reporting, Development planning, Program Management and Coordination, Team Management, Training and Human Resources. Ms Mariam has obtained Masters of Law from University of Dhaka and Post-Graduate Diploma in International Law and Development from Institute of Social Science, The Netherlands and Diploma in International Development Studies from University of Oslo.

Prior to joining Pro-edge Associates, Ms Mariam was the Regional Director, Sightsavers from March 2010 to May 2014, responsible for South Asia region including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Prior to that she was the Technical Adviser with Save the Children Canada, working out of the Toronto Head Office and accountable for program guidance and grant management of child rights, youth, disaster mitigation, and health programs in Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, India and Pakistan. From 2001 to 2004, she was an Associate with Monower Associates, a leading HR consulting house in Bangladesh providing HR related services to major multinational companies, bi and multi-lateral donor agencies. Between 1993 and 2001, she worked as Senior Program Manager with International Development Enterprises (IDE), Program Coordinator with IMPACT Foundation, Policy Coordinator with RDRS.

Associate Consultant

Zakir Ahmed

Zakir Ahmed has in-depth HR knowledge with 9+ years of experience in different HR components. He has comprehensive knowledge on human resource functions including organizational development, performance management, compensation & benefits, recruitment & selection and training and development. A well-organized person with a positive attitude and proactive approach, capable of leading others to accomplish organisational goals.

Zakir has played a vital role in the OD and Restructuring Program for Square Pharmaceuticals, M&J Group, Ha-meem Group, Expo Freight Limited, Energypac Power Generation Limited, Viyellatex Group and other conglomerates. He was the coordinator of Square Pharmaceuticals for Manpower planning, PMS and Future Leader Scheme. He assisted in designing appropriate Organizational Structure for the business, taking into account all the conceivable factors impacting the business strategy. As well as analyzed, developed and implemented Performance Management Process. He has an analytical capacity to write the role profile description of the management staff; reviewed Group’s existing HR system and identified the flaws. Coordinate workshops on HRM, Performance management system, employee discipline, coordinated people engagement program by analyzing productive hours, non- productive hours-human and non-human factors, idle time and others. He is the lead to implement On-line Compensation Information System (CIS) as well as Online Psychometric Test, Aptitude Test and Assessment Center which Pro- edge launched for the first time in Bangladesh.

He has coordinated many trainings for local, MNCs and large conglomerates on technical skills like managing Human Resources, Performance Management, Decision Making, Recruitment & Selection and also on soft skills like presentation skill, time management, effective leadership, communication skill, team building and others

Zakir obtained MBA in Marketing from Eastern University after completing B.Sc in IT. Subsequently, he attained the Post Graduate Diploma on HRM from BiMS, an affiliation of ABP, UK. He is a certified psychometric profiler.

HR Specialist

Priotosh Bhowmik

Working with Pro-edge since 2015, Priotosh Bhowmik comes with 9 years of experience in HR & Admin in Corporate and NGO sectors including ceramics and export-oriented RMGs. An MBA from the University of Dhaka, and with a career in HR & Admin, he understands the concepts of continuous improvement in business processes, as well as within the HR functions. Priotosh is adequately exposed to a wide range of HR services, customer and public relations required for project activities and business advancement. His key support areas are in Organizational Development, Employee Relations & Engagement, Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, HR Compliance. Familiar with diverse practices across the local and export-oriented business sector, Priotosh has been playing a significant role in OD and Restructuring Project of Pro-edge with Viyellatex Group, especially in implementing the automated KPI-based Performance Management System, employee orientation and training, organizational restructuring processes, various transactional HR issues and management support.

Senior Administrator

Md. Maminul Islam

Maminul Islam has experience in accounts, audit, finance, commercial, banking, VAT, Tax, internal control and administrative areas that are critical to ensure Accounts and Financial control for a business operation. An MBA with major in Finance, he is partly qualified as CACC from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He comes with extensive working experience in financial control of projects funded by UNDP, UNCDF, European Union and World Bank. His industry knowledge cuts across private corporate and semi-autonomous government corporations including 100% export-oriented ready-made garments and sweaters, hospital, Securities House, Agriculture Development and Sugar Corporations, Rural Electric Board etc. In addition, he has acumen in office administrative matters. At Pro-edge, Maminul plays the key role in preparing Financial Statements and related reporting, Income Tax & VAT, Auditing, Internal Control, Banking and all Commercial matters.

HR Analyst

Abir Hossain

HR Analyst

Ahsanur Rahman

Ahsan attained his Master’s degree in Business Administration with major in Human Resources Management from Stamford University. With more than 5 years of HR experience in a wide range of HR components, Ahsan has been supporting the processes for organizational development, performance management system, compensation & benefits, job description analyses, employee orientation and training. He has developed his keenness and functional skills which is significant in implementing project activities for Pro-edge clients to implement automated system and for attendance management, payroll and benefit administration, performance management etc. His soft skills in people engagement and training/motivations are key in managing efficient projects and quality delivery through HR performance improvement.

HR Analyst

Neaz Morshed

HR Analyst

Tawkir Alam

Working with Pro-edge for last 5 years, Tawkir Alam is the key in coordinating and providing support to various short and long-term projects. His organizing responsibilities span over the Managed Services, Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, catering both the needs of our esteemed clients and pool of consultants. He also has exposures in working with organisational development and restructuring projects of large conglomerate clients of Pro-edge. Tawkir has been the coordinator of LOV & STEP training programmes of Grameenphone which ran for almost a year each. He has skills in event organizing and material preparation for technical workshops on performance management, decision making, recruitment & selection, communications, time management, leadership and team building etc. Currently he is looking after the Managed Service for the ‘Tonic Doctor’ of Telenor Bangladesh.

An MBA and BBA in Human Resources Management from Stamford University, Tawkir has attended relevant trainings to hon his skills required for the professional service.